Name/Title
Knife, folding, dessert, pocketEntry/Object ID
0000.1.6Description
Leaf-shaped single edge silver blade. Handle of silver strips , mounted in gold, with tortoiseshell scales, pinned with four gold ferrules and five petalled floral heads. On the back of the handle is a steel spring combined with a blade-lock and release button chiselled with a scroll design.Collection
Cutlery Collection, KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1770 - 1780Time Period
18Place
City
Strasbourg or BesancanCountry
FranceContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
On blade : T under a fleur de lys, a key between the letters L and M and a cypher - either the Strasbourg mark of 1770 or the Besancan mark 1779.Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC6Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: Open, 209mm
